Re-thinking learning for the 21st Century
Written by Jennifer Weening
First things first: I’m so happy to be back here in this space! I have missed blogging and what it has meant to me over the past few years — a place to reflect on my teaching, learning, and experiences. When I went on maternity leave last year, I had every intention of continuing to … Continue reading “A little change in perspective”
Written by Jennifer Weening
As I promised last week, today I’m back with an update on my 2015-2016 Action Plan, which centred around the question “How might we restructure Communications Technology to provide more and better opportunities for personalization and project-based learning?” Although it was technically last year’s Action Plan, it was a large project of which I merely … Continue reading “Update on last year’s Action Plan”
Written by Jennifer Weening
When it comes to assessment, traditional pen-and-paper tests are pretty much as far from authentic as you can get: one student, performing in a singular modality, with the teacher as the only viewer. Projects can be more authentic, but until there is an audience outside of the classroom, it can be hard to get students … Continue reading “Tis the Season: on authentic assessments”
Written by Jennifer Weening
This week, I had the chance to work with the grade 7 French teacher, helping her get her classes set up on Duolingo, a web-based program that allows students to work through language lessons at their own pace. The teacher dashboard allows you to create classes, and students join the class with a six-digit code. … Continue reading ““You didn’t test out of any skills.””
Written by Jennifer Weening
Wow. Il est difficile de croire que l’on est déjà en octobre, presque arrivé aux congés d’Action de grâce. Le mois de septembre s’est passé vite; c’est comme ce que l’on dit: le temps file quand on s’amuse! Pour les enseignants et les étudiants, le mois de septembre représente toujours un nouveau départ. Tout le … Continue reading “L’éternel recommencement”
Written by Jennifer Weening
Although it’s possible that I haven’t yet articulated it as such, my action plan is centred around the idea of implementing project-based and personalized learning in my Grade 11 Communications Technology class. I realized after our third face-to-face session in January that my plan of attack was a bit misguided (see “Keeping the cart behind … Continue reading “Taking the first step toward personalizing learning”
